Xml Schema (Paperback)

1. Schema Uses and Development
What Schemas Do for XML
W3C XML Schema

2. Our First Schema
The Instance Document
Our First Schema
First Findings

3. Giving Some Depth to Our First Schema
Working From the Structure of the Instance Document
New Lessons

4. Using Predefined Simple Datatypes
Lexical and Value Spaces
Whitespace Processing
String Datatypes
Numeric Datatypes
Date and Time Datatypes
List Types
What About anySimpleType?
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5. Creating Simple Datatypes
Derivation By Restriction
Derivation By List
Derivation By Union
Some Oddities of Simple Types
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6. Using Regular Expressions to Specify Simple Datatypes
The Swiss Army Knife
The Simplest Possible Patterns
Quantifying
More Atoms
Common Patterns
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7. Creating Complex Datatypes
Simple Versus Complex Types
Examining the Landscape
Simple Content Models
Complex Content Models
Mixed Content Models
Empty Content Models
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Derivation or Groups

8. Creating Building Blocks
Schema Inclusion
Schema Inclusion with Redefinition
Other Alternatives
Simplifying the Library

9. Defining Uniqueness, Keys, and Key References
xs:ID and xs:IDREF
XPath-Based Identity Checks
ID／IDREF Versus xs:key／xs:keyref
Using xs:key and xs:unique As Co-occurrence Constraints

10. Controlling Namespaces
Namespaces Present Two Challenges to Schema Languages
Namespace Declarations
To Qualify Or Not to Qualify?
Disruptive Attributes
Namespaces and XPath Expressions
Referencing Other Namespaces
Schemas for XML, XML Base and XLink
Namespace Behavior of Imported Components
Importing Schemas with No Namespaces
Chameleon Design
Allowing Any Elements or Attributes from a Particular Namespace

11. Referencing Schemas and Schema Datatypes in XML Documents
Associating Schemas with Instance Documents
Defining Element Types
Defining Nil (Null) Values
Beware the Intrusive Nature of These Features...

12. Creating More Building Blocks Using Object-Oriented Features
Substitution Groups
Controlling Derivations

13. Creating Extensible Schemas
Extensible Schemas
The Need for Open Schemas

14. Documenting Schemas
Style Matters
The W3C XML Schema Annotation Element
Foreign Attributes
XML 1.0 Comments
Which One and What For?

15. Elements Reference Guide

16. Datatype Reference Guide

A. XML Schema Languages

B. Work in Progress